Seward Esports Competes in Playoffs
The Seward County Community College Espots program had multiple student-athletes competing in the playoffs last week. The playoff schedule has mostly concluded for the Saints Esports Fall season. Saints Madden player Akele Powdrill will take on Finger Lakes Community College in the semi-finals on Wednesday, Nov 19th. Due to copyright restrictions for Madden NFL, the game will not be available to stream. Keep an eye out here for results or go to the website sewardsaints.com to keep up with all SCCC Athletics.
When matches are streamed, you can find them here:
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Below is the full week recap.
Monday:
Marvel Rivals -
The Saints Rivals team (Tien Nguyen, Angel Roberts, Nicolas Benson, Marcos Montoya, Josef Peppa and Benjamin Washburn) played a double header last night as the first round of the D3 Fall playoffs began.
The Saints first opponent was Finger Lakes Community College. The Saints dominated the FLCC crew, completely shutting them out on points for three straight rounds.
The Saints second opponent was SUNY Dutchess. A series of hard fought battles ensued, with most rounds going down to the last few seconds before a victor was declared. In the end, the battle favored SUNY Dutchess, handing the Saints their final loss of the season.
The Rivals team finished 1 - 1 in the playoffs, with a cumulative record of 7 - 4 on the season.
Tuesday:
Playoffs continue for Fortnite and SSBU
Fortnite -
The Fortnite Green team (Eli Hackett and Cameron Walker) started off against Rose State College as the 9th seed taking on the 8th seed. The Saints came away with the 2 - 0 victory. The Green team's next opponent was the #1 seed Marshalltown team. The Saints put up a great fight, but lost in the end 0 - 2.
Fortnite White team (Jess Johnson and Alexis Armandariz) battled it out against Louisburg College. They traded the first two rounds, but Louisburg came out on top. The Saints lost 1 - 2, putting an end to their post season hopes.
Fortnite Black team (Henry Perez and Osiel Ventura) started the night as 7th seed, taking on Missouri State University West Plains in the 10th seed. The two teams traded back and forth, but the Saints ran into danger early in the 3rd round, causing them to fall 1 - 2.
Smash Bros -
Johnathan Dominguez had a tough loss to #1 seed East Georgia State College in the first round of the playoff tournament. He fell 0 - 3 on the night and was knocked out early.
Tien Nguyen started at 9th seed out of 32 in the post season. He beat his first opponent from Hinds Community College, then went on to face a player from East Georgia State College in the second round. Nguyen beat that opponent 3 - 1 before advancing to the quarter finals. He faced off against the same EGSC player Dominguez had earlier in the night and the results were about the same. Nguyen fell, finishing in the top 8 and ending his playoff hopes
Wednesday:
Mario Kart 4v4 -
The Mario Kart 4v4 team (Edward Rios, Joshua Vasquez, Emir Darza, and Juan Acevedo) started their playoff bid taking on Herkimer Community College in the first round. It was an extremely tight set, with the match going into overtime races. In the end, the Saints pulled away with the W. They then went on to face off against Marshalltown. The Saints were able to take several races off, but in the end the MCC crew ended the Saints playoff dreams. MCC would go on to win the National Championship later that evening.
Madden -
Akele Powdrill continued his winning streak against Eastern Georgia State College in the first round of the playoff bracket. Powdrill put the EGSC player down handily and prepared for his next matchup against Lorain County Community College. A couple of quick sets later and Powdrill managed to come out on top again. He will compete in the semi finals next Wednesday at 5pm, with the championship round to follow.
Thursday:
COD Gunfight -
The Saints Gunfight team (Nicolas Benson and Angel Alba) faced Amarillo College in the first round of playoffs. The evening was marred by technical difficulties with the Call of Duty servers, causing multiple disconnects and stoppages, making it hard for either team to get into a rhythm. The Saints dropped the set 0 - 3, ending their championship hopes
Rocket League -
The Saints Rocket League team (Asher Waite and Brian Amador) were up against Pearl River Community College. The matches were hard fought as the two teams battled it out. In the end the PRCC crew came out on top. The Saints end the season at 15th place.
Mario Kart 1v1 -
Bret Lyon raced against Finger Lakes Community College in her first set. Lyon took two races off her opponent but ended the night 2 - 4.
Edward Rios also had a race against another player from Finger Lakes Community College. Rios won the first, but after that, it was all FLCC. Rios' playoff hopes ended with a 1 - 4 score on the matchup.
Jess Johnson took on Heartland Community College in his set. Johnson had a tough time getting passed the HCC player, ending the night on a 1 - 4 score.
Juan Acevedo had his matchup against Southwestern Community College for his races around the track. Acevedo traded rounds with SCC but couldn't cinch the win. He lost the set 2 - 4.
Joshua Vasquez was up against Marshalltown for his first set. It was a close race, but Vasquez came out the victor with a 4 -2 score, advancing into the next round. His next opponent was also from Marshalltown. The race went down to the wire, with both players trading flags all the way into the 6th set. At the start of the final race, a short fall set Vasquez back causing him to play from behind the entire race. His playoff dreams ended with a score of 3 - 4.